Chapter 140

I don’t want to be here. I don’t want to see the look in Kane’s eyes or hear the desire in his voice, but I can’t leave. He’d never abandoned me. No matter what I’ve done, no matter what I’ll do in the future, he’ll never leave me.

I have to be there for him, even if it hurts.

He pulls me back against him like a shield. His erection pushing into the small of my back. I understand what he’s trying to do, he’s been doing it all night. It kills me that Dani’s the one having this kind of effect on him, but I don’t move. Not just for him, but for me. I’d go out of my mind if she saw his desire for her.

“You are my mate,” Dani insists, her feverish eyes never leaving his face. “I can feel it.”

“Hm no, you are wishing the bond back into existence,” Kane says. “I hate you, do you understand. I can’t stand the sight of you.”

“Your mother…she said I was in danger…” she starts rambling.

“Stop lying,” he snaps, cutting her off. “My mother paid you to leave, and you chose the money.” His hand